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DaveH
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DaveH asked in EnvironmentGlobal Warming · 9 years ago

Does anyone have details of the agreement reached in Durban?

I haven't been able to find the detail.

In particular I'm trying to fnd out;

- What happens in the gap between 2012 and 2015?

- What reductions are the US, China, and India committing to?

- What reductions are current Annex I and Annex II countries committing to?

- What is the end date for achievement of the reductions?

- What are the penalties for not meeting the reduction commitment?

- Who are the beneficiaries of the scheme? (under Kyoto there were very large financial benefits to support developing countries ... like China).

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  • 9 years ago
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    You could try following links from here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_United_Nations_C...

    Not sure every one of your sub-questions is an issue in the agreement, though I'd guess that most are.

    I haven't really followed this closely because like all prior agreements, it seems unlikely to have much tangible effect.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    As the icecaps melted water levels rose

    We raised our hands together and made the levees hold

    Heals in the sand we revealed the depths below

    And the sirens wailed as the empire crumbled…

    With nothing left to plunder corporations drowned

    Waves clapped like thunder and stormed the gates with sound

    Forming a new nation now

    And from the barren wastelands of naked trash

    We stitched together a shelter from fallen nation’s flags

    And chose to build a future from an ancient past

  • 9 years ago

    Sweet Fanny Adams, just the usual bunch of shysters, charlatans and tax gobblers having a jollie at Joe Public's expense.

  • 9 years ago

    Rather then extract the answers for you about the results, check out the link and watch the pod cast.

    Amy Goodman, the journalist from Democracy Now, conducted interviews at the summit. This is incredible coverage in case you didn't get to see it when it aired on FSTV (Free Speech TV) early in the week. As usual, the US tried to get out of doing anything. Also check out Oxfam's article on the Summit in Durban SA.

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  • Luther
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    It is pretty heavy.

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